18. Gender & Patriarchy
• Patriarchal Legal system
• The Gender Pay Gap
• Unequal Distribution of Domestic Work
• The Perspective that Men are ‘Fit to Rule’
• Greater Power for Men in the Family
• Male-Based Inheritance Rules
• Privileges for Men in Cultural Roles
• Patriarchal Gender Socialization
• Expected Obedience of Women to Husbands
• Domestic Violence to Silence Women
30. Marxist-Socialist Approaches
• Gender in Agrarian/Industrialized Society
• Feminization of Labour
• Class struggle/proletarization
• Historical Materialism: Slavery/Feudalism/Capitalism
31. The Caste discourse
• Hegemony/Hierarchy: Louis Dumont
• Caste and Colonialism: Brahminical Patriarchy
• Dalit Patriarchy/Feminism
• Subalternity/Politics of Difference
• Honour killings
32. Context of Race/Ethnicity
• Colonialism/Nationalism: Social Reforms/Legal Reforms
• Post-colonial/Post-structural: Kumkum Sangari/Chandra Mohanty
• Adivasi/Dalit women: Sanskritazation/Christianization
33. Sources of Power
• Distributive/Collective
• Extensive/Intensive
• Authoritarian/Diffused
• Interpersonal Power:
reward/coercive/referent/legitimate/expert/informational
34. Theories of Power
• Plurist Theories: Egalitarianism
• Elite Theories: C Wright Mills
• Ruling Class Theories: instrumentalism/structuralism
• Max Weber & Antonio Gramsci: class power/neo-Marxist
35. Concluding Remarks
• Role of Governance
• Awareness: Legal/Political/Economic/Socio-Culture
• Respect for Diversity
• Civil Society/Media/NGOs
• Clarity of Thoughts
• Active Participation of Youth